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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Forgotten Fads and Fabulous Flops: An Amazing Collection of Goofy Stuff That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (Paperback)
This amazing book describes some of the greatest fiascoes and acts of silliness in the Twentieth Century. These include:The Amphicar -- which is both a bad car and a bad boat The Flying Car -- which is both a bad car and a bad airplane The Flying Sub -- the US Navy actually spent money to develop this turkey Smokeless Cigarettes -- not that tobacco is bad for you, as RJR assures us New Coke -- a marketing phoenix or roasted chicken? Fallout Shelters -- take the fun out of survival The Edsel -- synonymous with failure Kudzu -- if this was the answer, what was the problem? and did we need to solve it? and Live Goldfish Swallowing -- no comment The only thing missing from this list of marketing mayhem is my favorite gimmick from the decade of the Silly Seventies: the pet rock! Oh, what an inexcusable omission! Somehow I will learn to live with myself and my disappointment. |
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Forgotten Fads and Fabulous Flops: An Amazing Collection of Goofy Stuff That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time by Paul Kirchner (Paperback - Mar. 1995)
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